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      <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>&lt;pre&gt;[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 65 (Thursday, April 10, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [&lt;a href="https://www.gpo.gov"&gt;www.gpo.gov&lt;/a&gt;]By Ms. ROSS:H.R. 2886.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8[Page H1602]&lt;/pre&gt;</constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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